Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private

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1. "enough water in 2021 to cover the city's entire 7 square miles ... 3 inches ... deep"

Google says its data centers in the Oregon town consumed 274.5 million gallons (1 billion liters) of water last year. Dawn Rasmussen, who lives on the outskirts of The Dalles and has seen the level of her well water drop year after year, said she is shocked.

https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-oregon-the-dalles-climate-and-environment-f63f313b0ebde0d60aeb3dd58f51991c

Google now touts "the importance of transparency."